The Color of Words: An Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Ethnic Bias in the United States - Hardcover

Herbst, Philip

 
9781877864421: The Color of Words: An Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Ethnic Bias in the United States
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1877864420 ISBN 13: 9781877864421
Verlag: Intercultural Press, 1997

Inhaltsangabe

The 851 terms defined include slurs used to disparage nearly every ethnic group in U.S. society, ethnic euphemisms and code words, and vogue or disputed terms heard in ongoing multicultural debates. In addition to providing known etymology and usage, entries explore how meaning varies by social context or circumstance, and how it has changed over time. Many include brief quotations from recent writings. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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The 851 terms defined include slurs used to disparage nearly every ethnic group in U.S. society, ethnic euphemisms and code words, and vogue or disputed terms heard in ongoing multicultural debates. In addition to providing known etymology and usage, entries explore how meaning varies by social context or circumstance, and how it has changed over time. Many include brief quotations from recent writings. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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Verlag
Intercultural Press
Erscheinungsdatum
1997
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1877864420
ISBN 13 
9781877864421
Einband
Tapa dura
Anzahl der Seiten
280
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